Cape.



|. FINBERG.

CAPE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. L915.

1,167,058, Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

In van 10 1 the hood blanks.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

isAAc FINBEBG, or WEST KENSINGTON, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH BLOOM, or NEwYoRK, N. Y.

CAPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, IsAAc FINBERG, a subject of the King of England, residing at 12 Poplar Grove, West Kensington, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Capes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a combined cape and hood.

One of the advantageous features of my improved cape is that it is formed out of one single sheet or piece of water-proof fabric which may be lined on the inside with silk, wool or the like.

A further feature of my improvement is the attached hood and manner of securing the cape and hood together.

My improved cape is provided with sleeves formed in a novel manner, this constituting part of my invention.

I will now proceed to describe my invention more in detail, the novel features of which I will point out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of a cape and attached hood formed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank out of which my improved cape is formed, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of The cape of my improved garment consists of a body portion 1 having extensions 2 and 3, out of which the sleeves 1 (Fig. 1) are formed. To form the sleeves I slit or cut the extensions 2 and 3 as at 5 and 6, thereby forming wings that can be turned over. One edge of the body portion 1 is provided with a cut out portion 7 to form the neck of the cape. The wing portions 8 and 9 of the body portion 1 (said wings being located adjacent the neck portion) are provided respectively with buttons 10 and sockets 11, by which means the cape 'is secured upon the body. To form the sleeves 4, I turn the wings 12 and 13 thereof under and secure the side edges 14 thereof together. When used for'military purposes, the cape may be padded as at 15, said pads being located at the shoulder portions in order that a rifle can be rested thereupon.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the sleeves 4 and cape proper 1 are ining one of the chief reasons for forming the sleeves as above described.

The hood 16 of the garment (Fig. 1) is formed out of a plurality of members (in this instance) 17 and 18, one being shown in Fig. 3. Each hood blank, 17 and 18, is secured to the cape 1, at then'eck portion 7, throughout a portion of its edge 19, preferably between the points 20 and 21, that is to say one hood blank 17 is secured between the points 20 and .21, to the neck portion of the cape between the'points 22 and 23, while the other blank 18 is secured, between the said points 20 and 21, to the neck portion of the cape between the points 23 and 24. The remainin portions of each edge 19 of each blan 17 and 18 are secured together to form a seam 25 Fig. 1. When the blanks 17 and 18 are secured to the cape and to each other as described, the edge 26 of each hood blank will form one side of an opening 27 for the face. One blank 17 is provided with buttons 28, while the other blank 18 is provided with sockets whereby the hood can be secured around the head as shown in Fig. 1. These buttons and sockets engage each other under the face aperture of the hood and continue the line of fastenings of the cape body, so that after unbuttoning said cape and hood alongthis line, which runs vertically up the chest, throat and lower part of the face of the wearer, it is very easy to turn back the hood.

It will be understood that some of the details of construction shown and described may be varied Without departing from-the nature of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what ranged to be turned under and secured together along the edges thereof to form sleeves, said body portion being also pro vided with a cut out portion to receive the neck, securing devices carried by said body portion and located adjacent said out out portion, and a hood secured to the said body portion and provided with securing devices arranged in line with those already mentioned to permit the opening of said hood below the face aperture of the latter and thus facilitate the turning back of said hood.

2. A cape consisting of a body portion formed outnf a single sheet of material and adapted to protect the Wearers back as well asthe corresponding front portion of his body, the said sheet having extensions at eachvend thereof, said extensions being cut or slit adjacent the body portion, thereby forming Wings arranged to be turned under and secured together along the edges thereof to form sleeves, a hood consisting of a plurality of sections or members'secured together throughout a portion of adjacent mew/me edges, the remainder of said edges being secured to said cape at the cut out portion, the free edges of said hood members being arranged to form an openin for the face, and fastening devices carrie by each hood member. 7 j

'3. A cape provided with arms consisting of a single piece of material and ada ted to protect the upper part of the wearer s back, in combination With a hood attached there to about the neck, said cape and hood being provided with a continuous line of opening and fastenin devices extending from the lower edge 0 the face aperture of the hood to the lower edge of the front part. of the cape.

Signed at London, England, this 27th day of January, 1915.

t I ISO FINBERG.

Witnesses:

O. J. WORTH,

A. Nu'r'rmc. 

